Improvement in apparatus for burning hydrocarbons



c. H, cusm ue. Apparatus fir Burning Hydrocarbons. No. 144,660. PatentedNov-18,1873

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

CHARLES H. GUSHING, OF TIDIOUTE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR BURNING HVDROCARBONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,660, dated November18, 1873; application filed September 20, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CUSHING, of Tidioute, in the county ofWarren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedApparatus for the Combustion of fuel on the line 0 c, Fig. 2; and Fig.2is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaim.

A in the drawing represents a heavy circular iron pan, which has araised outer rim, a, and a less raised inner rim, 1), around a smallcentral orifice, 01, through which the steam or air blast is admittedfrom a suitable conduitpipe. The oil or other fluid is admitted throughan orifice, e, in the outer rim a, and its supply regulated by means ofa stop-cock of the oilconducting pipe.

by divided into fine particles and thrown inter-y mixed with steam orair against the top or bottom of the boiler ready for almostinstantaneous combustion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The vessel A having outer and inner vertical flanges ab, the former higher than the latter, and each inclosing separatespaces, through which are respectively forced the liquid fuel and theair or steam, as and for the purpose described.

CHAS. H. CUSHING.

Witnesses GEO. N, MACDONALD, D. N. GoPP.

